Incredibly prolific director Herman Yau presents his fourth film of the 2023, “Moscow Mission”, after “The White Storm 3: Heaven or Hell”, “Death Notice” and “Raid on the Lethal Zone”. Yau has turned into a bona fide master of action and this last effort is a bombastic take on the true story of a series of violent robberies in 1993 on the Beijing-Moscow train and the Chinese mission to eradicate them and capture the robbers. It's not the first film dealing with these particular incidents; Michael Mak had directed “The Train Robbers” in 1995, and there is also a more recent 31-episode online drama, directed by Zhang Rui. Chen Daming has curated the screenplay, incorporating as much action set pieces as possible, although, maybe at the expense of the script's fluidity.
Moscow Mission is screening at UdineFar East Film Festival 2024
It's 1993 and the economy situation in China and Russia is in a state of great confusion.
Moscow Mission is screening at UdineFar East Film Festival 2024
It's 1993 and the economy situation in China and Russia is in a state of great confusion.
- 4/26/2024
- by Adriana Rosati
- AsianMoviePulse
Herman Yao’s latest film, Moscow Mission, chronicled a group of brave detectives who were sent to Moscow to eradicate a group of dangerous train robbers who had been terrorizing the trans-Siberian railway. The eyewitnesses claimed that the robbers often boarded the train disguised as regular passengers, sometimes individually or in groups. Once the train left the station, they donned their signature ski masks and robbed the entire train at gunpoint. Those who cooperated were left to see another day, while others became victims of their wrath. Once they were done, they pulled the chain and made their exit.
Spoilers Ahead
How does Cui Zhenhai plan to catch the robbers?
The latest robbery jeopardized the trade between Russia and China and even tarnished the latter’s reputation on a global scale. Since the robbers were a grave threat to both domestic and international travelers, the Chinese government brought in the big guns.
Spoilers Ahead
How does Cui Zhenhai plan to catch the robbers?
The latest robbery jeopardized the trade between Russia and China and even tarnished the latter’s reputation on a global scale. Since the robbers were a grave threat to both domestic and international travelers, the Chinese government brought in the big guns.
- 11/28/2023
- by Rishabh Shandilya
- Film Fugitives
Filmmaker Argam Gevorgyan’s experimental/music video hybrid short La Beaute takes the song of the same name by Palina and envelops it with a story of twin Armenian brothers who have to face a tragic goodbye. The most striking aspect of Gevorgyan’s film is its vertical format, this is a film designed to be watched on a phone. The vertical imagery makes for an aesthetically pleasing stylistic choice, with each frame tightly composed with a strong eye for detail, but it’s also a thematic one, reflecting the penned-in world Gevorgyan’s characters find themselves in. Dn is excited to present the film on our pages today and joined Gevorgyan for a conversation where he discusses the creative motivations of the vertical format, his ongoing relationship with Armenia’s history, and the challenge of getting the film off the ground financially.
What was the beginning of your collaboration...
What was the beginning of your collaboration...
- 11/18/2022
- by James Maitre
- Directors Notes
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